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Country puzzles

COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ

1. What is the name of the mountain range often described as the ‘backbone of England’?

□ a) Pennines

□ b) Black Mountains

□ c) Cheviot Hills

□ d) Shropshire Hills

2. Castoreum is used in food and perfumes; what is it?

□ a) A plant oil

□ b) Spice from tree bark

□ c) A gland secretion from beavers

□ d) Squirrel saliva

3. Last year, Wales earned

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